13 Facts About STV Group

STV Group plc is a media company based in Glasgow, Scotland.

STV Group is a constituent of the FTSE SmallCap Index.

STV Group changed its name to Scottish Media Group in 1996 when it acquired Caledonian Publishing, owners of Glasgow-based newspapers The Herald and Evening Times .

STV Group said the proposed name change was to highlight its renewed focus on television, encompassing the STV Central and STV North franchises, as well as the company's TV production business.

In September 2006, STV Group officially rejected a merger offer from Northern Irish ITV franchise holder UTV.

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STV Group plc owns two Scottish ITV licences: Scottish Television, which covers Central Scotland, and Grampian Television, covering Northern Scotland.

On 11 January 2013, STV Group were awarded two local TV licences by Ofcom to operate digital terrestrial television channels in Glasgow and Edinburgh for up to 12 years.

STV Group Glasgow launched on 2 June 2014, and STV Group Edinburgh launched on 12 January 2015.

In March 2015, STV Group were awarded local licences for the Aberdeen, Ayr and Dundee areas.

Just over a year later in May 2018, STV Group announced that it would be closing STV Group2 on 30 June 2018.

STV Studios forms part of the network television production arm of STV Group plc, producing drama, factual, entertainment and children's output from its bases in Glasgow and London for all UK terrestrial networks as well as key satellite and cable channels.

STV Group Creative is the company's commercial production division, based in Glasgow.

STV Group has studios in Edinburgh, Dundee and Inverness, providing regional news coverage in their particular area.